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I. W. HOLLETT.

PAPER BOX 03 PAIL. 110317.997. Patented May 19, 1885.

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NITED STATES PATENT Oriucn.

IRA W. HOLLETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHICAGO LIQUIDSACK COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER BOX OR PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,997, dated May 19,1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, IRA W. HoLLErT, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Paper Boxes or Pails, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in paper pails or boxes, and moreparticularly to certain improvements upon the paper pail or boxheretofore patented to me under date of June 12, 1883, in Letters PatentNo. 279,244. My present invention consists in providing the box with ahinged paper cover having a tongue or projection adapted to fit in asuitable slot oropeningin one sideofthepailorboxnear the top thereof,and which tongue is secured therein by a metal binding-clamp on the endof the tongue longer than said slot or opening, so as to thus secure thecover to the pail or box by a hinged connection. The opposite end oredge of the cover is provided with a similar tongue or projection whichhas no metal binding-strip and which fits in a cone spondi'ng slot onthe other side of the pail or box.

In the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification,and in which similar letters of reference indicatelike parts, Figure 1is a perspective view of a paper pail or box provided with my invention.Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the cover. Fig. 3 is a detail side View,showing the slot or opening in the side of the pail or box, and Fig. 4is a vertical section through the hinged connection.

In the drawings, A represents the paper pail or box. In the oppositesides B of the box are formed notches at the top thereof; and b is asheet-metal binding strip or clamp secured to the top edge of the sidesB and extending across said notches, thus forming the slots oropenings 1) in each side of the box.

0 represents the paper cover, the opposite ends or edges of which areprovided with tongues or projections c and 0. One of these tongues isinserted through one of the slots b in the side of the box, and then ametal binding To give the cover additional stiffness and strength, so asto preserve its form and shape, I prefer .to secure to its edges metalbinding strips or clamps c In closing the cover the tongue 0, which isalso, of course, flexible and easily bent, is inserted through the sloton the opposite side of the box and the cover thus secured in position.

The slots 1) should be longer than the tongues c c, and also the slotsshould be considerably deeper than the paper forming said tongues,preferably about as shown in the drawings, so as to give freedom ofmovement to the cover in opening and closing the same.

I claim 1. The, combination of a paper box A, having slots 1) in itsside, with hinged paper cover 0, having tongue or projections 0,provided with a guard,c ,to secure the same in said slot, substantiallyas specified.

2. The combination of paper box A, having sides B, furnished withnotches at their tops,

and metal bindingstrips 1), extending across said notches to form slotsor openings in said sides, with hinged paper cover 0, having tongues cc, said tongue 0 being provided with a metal binding-clampmfllonger thansaid slot to secure said tongue in the same, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with box A, having sides B, provided with slots 1),ofhinged paper cover 0, provided with tongues c and c, said tongue 0having metal binding-strip 0 longer than said slot, and metal bindings 0on the side edges of said cover, substantially as specified.

IRA W. HOLLETT.

Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BROWN, H. M. IVIUNDAY.

